playing the blame game when it comes to the $5 debit card usage fee. the bank says the move is because of the so-called "durbin amendment" provision of the dodd-frank law that set a limit on fees that banks can charge retailers for swiping their cards. durbin says, "it seems that old habits die hard for bank of america. it's overt, unfair and i hope their customers have the final say." finally the u.n. is debating whether to award a $3 million sipe prize in honor of equatorial guinea's president. nguema. the african and arab delegates passed the resolution over western opposition staying at $800 million resort the african country built as what it called a charm offenseive. for perspective, that amount $800 million is 20 times the moneyal allocated for the country's education in this year's budget.